Portrait bust above eagle, club of Herakles to r./Bust of the Tyrian god Melquarth. The coin depicts the castellum, or waterworks, associated with the terminal of the aqueduct, and its statue of the river Tiber.Ĩ605. The Aqua Traiana was dedicated in 109 AD, and supplied water to the expanding trans-Tiber (west bank) suburbs of Rome. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C across lower field, AQVA TRAIANA in exergue, the genius of the Aqua Traiana reclining left, elbow resting on urn from which water flows, holding reed in right hand all under an arched grotto without supporting columns. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder. Trajan's column depicted on this coin still stands in Rome. Reverse: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S - C, Trajan's column in Rome with statue of Caesar on top and two eagles on the base. Obverse: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, Radiate bust right. Excellent glossy contrasting patina especially nicely emphasizing the reverse. Dacian prisoner seated on captured armaments. This detailed view of the Circus Maximus shows a colonnaded front (the Duodecim Portae), with arched gateways surmounted by statues of quadrigae the temple of Sol along the back wall within, from left to right: first meta (turning point), equestrian statue of Trajan, the obelisk of Augustus, the shrine of Cybele riding a lion, and a second meta and lap counter.ġ0165. One can even see the tiny heads of the spectators in the stands. Well centered with excellent fine detail of the Circus none of which is obscured by the slight roughness. Good VF, Black green patina, some roughness on surfaces. Crawford 546 (variant) RIC II 571 (variant) Strack 391, Woytek 175b BMC 856 (variant) BN 220 MIR 175b buildings p. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI / SC view of the Circus Maximus. IMP CAES AVG GER DAC NERVAE TRAIANO PM TR P COS VPP laureate bust of Trajan right, slight drapery over left shoulder. Superb EF portrait worthy of the finest collection! Very rare this nice.ġ1645. Near VF, brown patina, minor roughness, decent portrait.ĩ498.ĜHOICE NERVA PORTRAIT SESTERTIUS, 96-98. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right / LIBERTAS S-C across fields, Libertas standing left, holding pileus in right hand, scepter in left. Exceptionally fine example with a superbly styled head of Mars.ġ0156. THE ADOPTIVE EMPERORS (Nerva & the Antonines), 96-192 ( Family Tree )Ĩ604.ĚNONYMOUS QUADRANTE, 96-161 AD.
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